Base construction for dispensers



Feb. 5, 1952 F. sANBoRN 2,584,927

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Feb- 5, 1952 F. E. sANBoRN 2,584,927

BASE CONSTRUCTION FOR DISPENSERS Filed Nov. 22, 194el s sheets-sheet sPatented Feb. 5, 1952 UPM'FED" STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,584,927 v n BASEcoNs'rnUcrIoN rolt else-Ensens Frank E; Sanborn, Chicago, nl., assign-brto The Dole Valve Company, Ghic'ago, Ill., a corpora- ApplicationNovember` 22, 1946, Serial No. 711,48'79 1-1 Claims. 11

The present invention relates generally tobase construction fordispensers and more particularly' to the construction of a base forsupporting av drink dispenser on a soda fountainvbar in a manner toleave the counter free and of the same type as shown in Tweed Patent No.2,157,154.

Drink dispensers have been mounted, 0 1 supported on soda fountainbars'by meanso'f a base member which occupies the space of several syrupjars, the base having means for spanning the distance between theledgeand wall con'stituting,y the jar support and' which base is'provided with means for accommodating it to bars in which the jarsupports may vary in width and also in which the jar supports may varyin angularity with respect to the horizontal.

A fountain bar of the usual type has a counter for general use of thecustomers, back ofV the counter and along it, for a portionpof thelength of-the counter, means are provided for supporting a plurality ofsyrup jars'in a row, the jars tilted to permit ready access by thecounter, man. Usually such a fountain bar has a ledge or shoulder forengagement by rear flanges of the syrupjars and spaced from it adistance toreceive thejars is, a rail or wall parallell to the ledge,withl the upper margin of the wall below the horizontal plane of theledge so that thevjars may bev supported in inclined or tilted positionwith re-, spectto the horizontal.

The base construction of the present invention, includes one part whichhas meansresting on the ledge and on the'wall, spanning the distancebetween them, in inclined position'. Another par-t of the base, whichdirectly supports the dspensen' is adjustably supported on the rstmentioned part to be positioned with its upper marginY in a horizontalplane. The spanning means are adjustable" to accommodate themv to,whatever' the width of the jar space may be in asoda fountain.4

bar to be equipped with a dispenser.

Itis therefore an object of the present invenf,

tion tov provide a dispenser base which maybea dispenser with thedispenser inerectA position.

Another object of the present inventonisto provide a base constructionWithmeansfor positively clamping the base 'to theV ledgefandr wall of asyrup jar compartment.

AVA further object of the presentin'vention, iste`` provide, in adispenser base, endwisev adjustableA parts, for spacing they distance,ybetween the ledge andqwall of a syrup jar compartment.

The invention has, for an additional object the provision of slottedlinks and cooperating fastening` devices for angularly adjusting thepartsv of the base to x the upper margin of the upper portion in ahorizontal plane.

Another and yet further object of the present invention is to provide adispenser base with means for clamping the base to the edge of a. sodaVfountain bar by a` lever of the, third. class.

A, still further object of tliepresnt invention is to provide a base fora dispenser to support the dispenser in aY soda fountain bar, in whichthe front plate of the base is secured in place by snapon action andwhich plate carries a' support for. a. glass orfa cup.

Anotherk and yet further object of the present invention is toprovide,vin adispenser base, means for spanning the distance between theledge and wall of a syrup jar compartment of a soda fountain bar,5which`means include channel members endwise, adjustable, one member forresting on the ledge and the otherr member for resting: on the wall.

The inventionhas for an additional object the provisiomin a base forsupportingA a drink dispenser on a. soda fountain bar, of means forspanningJ the distancevbetween the ledgeV andwall of ajsyrupjarcompartment, which means include endwisemovable members, means forsecuring the members in adjusted relationship, and. positiveclampingmeans. on the outer ends ofthe members'tos-engage respectivelythe ledge and wall of the j arjcompartment.

Thel above, other, and furtherk objects of the presentinvention will beapparent from the following:l description and accompanying, drawings.

An embodimentof the Ypresent invention isgillustrated in theaccompanying drawings and,l the viewsthereof are` asfollows Eigure 1vis. a vertical sectional View throughthe syrupjar. compartment of a sodafountain bar, with parts in elevation, and showing in side elevation abase of; the present invention xed in place, and showing a fragmentalportion of a dispenser, in elevation, onthe base.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the plane of lineIL-IIof Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view ofthe base, and

Eigure 4is a vertical sectional view, with some partsA in elevation,taken in the plane of: line IV.-IV. of Figure 3.

As shown on `the drawings:

Referring to Figure 1, I0 designates general-` ly a soda fountain bar,having a front wall II, a counter I2 and a syrup jar compartment I3. Inorder to support a plurality of syrup jars in the compartment there isprovided a ledge I4 along the rear margin of the counter I2, and a wallI5 laterally spaced from the ledge. It may be noted that the wall I5 isinclined to the right as shown in Figure l, to conform to theinclination of the syrup jars when inserted in the compartment I3. Itwill be noted, also, that the top margin I8 of the wall I5 is below theledge I4. The ledge I4 is shown as provided with an inclined surface I1which lies in an inclined plane including the top surface I 6 of thewall I5.

For convenience, the space between the ledge I4 and the wall I5 willherein sometimes be designated as the throat I8 of the syrup jar com- Apartment I3. l

Referring to Figure 3. A designates the skirt portion of the base of thepresent invention. The skirt portion A is illustrated as a castinghaving side walls I9 and 20 and a rear wall 2|. The lower portion of therear wall 2l is formed with a footing 22 which, when the base is inplace on a soda fountain bar, rests on top of the counter I2 adjacentthe ledge I4 and constitutes a support for the counter end of the base.A ange 23 is formed along the upper margin of the rear wall 2I, as maybe noted in Figures 3 and 4.

Generally speaking, the skirt A may in top plan be somewhat in the formof U-shape, although in the construction illustrated the side walls I9and 20 converge towards the open end of the skirt. Between the sidewalls I9 and 20, and near the top thereof, is a cross brace 84, formedas an integral part of the side walls.

The side walls I9 and 20 are herein illustrated as having inwardlyoffset portions 24 and 25, respectively, the inner surfaces of which areparallel, as may be noted in Figure 3.

For spanning the space between the ledge I4 and the wall I 5 bridgemembers are provided.

Referring to Figure 4 a bridge member comprises two endwise adjustablechannel members designated generally as B and C.

There are two separate members B and one member C. A channel member B isformed with its side walls 26 and 21 projecting upwardly, which wallsare of unequal height, the wall 21 being higher. It will be noted thatthe height of the side wall 26 varies in its length. The top margin ofthe side Wall 26, at the left hand end of the member B, in Figure 4,tapers upwardly and then downwardly and then in a direction parallel tothe web of the channel member B. 'Ihe left hand end of the wall 21tapers upwardly and horizontally and thence downwardly merging with thestraight portion adjacent the right hand end of the channel member.

The channel or bridge member C, or sometimes herein mentioned as thehook member, is formed of sheet metal of U-shape in plan, with twomarginal parallel channels 89 and 90 as the legs and an intermediatebody portion including a hood 46. The channel 89 is entered in thechannel of one of the members B with the `channel 99 entered in thechannel of the other member B, as may be noted in Figure 3.

The channels 89 and 90 have walls of equal height and are assembledwithin the troughs of the channel members B. Referring to Figure 3 itwill be noted that the webs of the channels 89 and 99 are slottedlengthwise as at 28. The web 29 of a channel member B is provided with abolt hole 29a.. A bolt 3I is entered through the slot 28 of a channel 89or 90 and the hole in the web 29 of the channel member B. A nut 32 isthreaded onto the bolt to tighten it when it is desired to x the channelmembers B and C in relatively adjusted position.

In order to prevent a bolt 3| from turning, as its nut 32 ismanipulated, a Z-shaped washer is provided on the bolt under its headwith one flange 33 extending downwardly through the slot 2B in a channel89 or 90 and its other flange 34 upstanding against the bolt headagainstl one face thereof, as may be noted in Figures 3 and 4. Thelengths of the channel members B and C are such as to span the widestthroat I8 of any commercial soda fountain bar in use.

Referring to Figure 3 it will be noted that there are two bridge membersB used in the base construction of the present invention.

For connecting the bridge members to the adjacent walls of the skirt A,in a manner for angular adjustment between the bridge member and theskirt member A the following construction is employed. To the higherwall 21 of each of the bridge members B three slotted links 35, 36 and31 are pivoted. The link 35 is secured to the wall 21 by a pivot 38. Thelinks 36 and 31 are connected to the wall 21 by a single pivot 39. Itwill be noted that the link 3S crosses the link 35. Projecting throughsuitable apertures in the offset portion 24 of the side wall I9 of theskirt A are bolts 40 and 4I. The bolt 40 passes through the slots in thelinks 35 and 36, as shown in Figure 4 while the bolt 4I passes throughthe slot in the link 31. A washer 42 is applied about the bolt 49 whilea similar washer 43 is applied about the bolt 4I. A nut 44 is threadedonto the bolt 40 and a similar nut 45 is threaded onto the bolt 4I.

As a clamp means for securing the outer end of the bridge member C tothe wall I5 a hood mem ber 46 formed as an integral part of the bridgemember C has a downwardly and inwardly turned ange 41 to engage theouter surface of the wall I5. Inwardly of the wall I5 the hood member 46has a flange 48 which is downturned and threaded to receive a bolt 49.The bolt carries on one end a swivel cup 50 for engagement against theinner surface of the wall I5, and at the other end a sliding pin 5I isarranged within an aperture in the end of the bolt to serve as a handlefor rotating the bolt 49 to tighten or loosen the clamp with respect tothe wall I5.

The illustrated means for clamping a bridge member B to the ledge I4includes the following: welded or otherwise secured to the under surfaceof the web 29 of a bridge member B is a U-shaped clip 52 havingregistered apertures in its anges through which a pin 53 passes.

A lever D is formed from sheet metal into substantially U-shape insection having a web 54 and side walls 55 and 56 which are laterallyspaced from each other, as may be observed in Figure 2. The walls 55 and56 are provided with a plurality of registering apertures 51 to receivea pin 56 for securing a foot member 59 to the lever. The pin 58 has ahead 60 and its other end apertured to receive a cotter pin 6I forpreventing displacement of the pin and the foot when assembled in thelever.

The pin 53 has a head 62 and is held in place by a cotter pin 63.

' In order to move the lever D with respect to the bridge member B thefollowing means are employed: a pin 64 is entered in registeringapertures, of Walls 2,6. ,and 2l of the bridge member. Centrally of thepin there is a bore through it. A pin 6 .5 is arranged in registeringapertures 66 in the side Walls 55. and 56 of the lever D. This pin hasVa threaded bore through it. A long screw 61, having a head 68, isintroduced 4in the bore in the pin 64 and is threaded through theV pin65, thus the lever D is moved toward and'away from the bridge membel` Babout the pin 53 as a pivot, as the screw is rotated. The. pins 64 and65 rock in their apertures as the screw is manipulated, advanced orretracted, so that there'is always a-straight line of stress between thelever D and; the bridge member B.

Thev open end of the skirt A is normally closed by-av front plate 69which is removable. Referring to Figures 3 and 4 lugs 'IIJ and 'II areformed projecting from the inner surfaces of the side walls I9 and 2|]respectively, near their upper and right hand corners. with side flanges12 and 'I3 which t against the end margins of the walls I9 and 20 of theskirt A and when in position is inclined as shown in Figure 4. The upperends of the flanges 1.2 and 13 are notched to receive the lugs 'I0 andll when the plate is applied to the skirt.

Extending inwardly from the offset portions 24 and 25 of the side WallsI9 and 20 are lugs I4 andv'i5, which lugs are short as may be noted inFigure 3. Between the lugs 'I4 and 15, and endwise spaced from each, isa bar 'I6 connected to the lugs by bridge pieces 'I'I and 'I8, whichbridge pieces are triangular in side elevation with apertures at theirapices. The front plate 69 is provided with headed tongues 'I9 and 80 tomake snap engagement with the bridge pieces 'l1 and 'I8 respectivelywhen the front plate 69 is applied to the skirt member A. The manner ofretaining the plate member 69. in place may be readily observed inFigures 3 and 4. 1

Secured to the front plate 69 is a shelf or ledge 8| constituting asupport for a glass or cup while the glass or cup is being filled fromthe dispenser. The shelf 8I is illustrated as having a vent 82 throughwhich waste liquid may pass through an outlet 83, in the event anyliquid spills out of the glass or cup While being filled.

Integral with the walls I9 and 20 of the skirt A, and near the uppermargins thereof, is a cross-brace 84. At mid-length of the brace thereis a horizontal hole 85. through it. In one side face of the brace is avertical recess 8S. with its center line at right angles to the holeaxis. A- hex nut 81 is seated in the recess with its threaded opening inregister with theA hole 85. A screw 88 is threaded into the nut 81. Thescrew 88 engages a depending plate on the bottom of the dispenser, whenthe dispenser is applied to the skirt A to fasten the dispenser to theskirt.

lIfhe manner of applying the` base structure of the present invention toa soda fountain'bar-v is as follows:

Having removed from the throat I8 of the syrup jar compartment asuflicient number of syrup jars, and with the front plate 69 removed,the screws 44 and 61 are manipulated so that the hood 46 may be appliedover the Wall I5 and levers D appliedV underneath the ledge I4, as maybe noted in Figure 4. If the length of the bridge members comprising thechannel members B. and C be insuicient to span the throat I8, then thenuts 32 are loosened on the bolts 3l and the members B and C movedendwise to provide a suilicient length to support the base on the ledgeand. wall.. Whereuppn. thel nuts. 3.2. are .tightened to.

The end plate 69 is formed 1.

, 6 hold the members B and C against relative movement in the thenadjusted relation. When the bridge members have been applied asmentioned, the screw 49 is manipulated to tighten the clamp against thewall I5 and the screws 61 then manipulated to swing the levers D in adirection to force the foot members 59 against the underside of theledge I4 and thus clamp this end of the bridge member to the ledge. Itwill thus be observed that the bridge member is securely fas'- tened tothe ledge I4 and the Wall I5. When the bridge members are securelyclamped to the ledge I4 and wall I5, the nuts 44 and 45 are loosened sothat relative adjustment may be made between the skirt member A and thebridge members to bring the upper margin ofthe sk-irt member into ahorizontal plane. When the member has been so adjusted the nuts 44 and45' are tightened thus securing the bridge members and the skirt memberin a desired adjusted position.

So far in this description of the present invention but one of thebridge members B has been herein described. It is to be understood thatthe other bridge member- B is identical in construction and operationtherefore it is assumed a description of the companion bridge member isunnecessary.

After the base member has been secured to the fountain bar, in themanner described, the dispenser F is applied to the skirt member A. Thedispenser has a lug to engage underneath the flange 23 of the rear wallZI of the skirt member and also has a flange to contact the cross bracee4 and to be fastened thereto by the screw SS. l

After the base has been mounted on the soda bar and the dispenser Fsecured to the base. then the front plate 69-is snapped in place.

The dispenser F has an outlet 95, Figure l, through which liquid, undercontrol of the Valve not shown, may enter a glass on the shelf 8| Itwill, of course, be understood that various details of construction maybe varied through a wide range without departing from the principles ofthis invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patentgranted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a soda fountain bar having syrup jar supporting means adjacent oneedge of a counter' and including two parallel laterally spaced mem'-bers arranged to support a row of coaxially disposed syrup jars, theimprovement of a drink dispenser supporting base adapted to be supportedon said two spaced members, said base including bridge means spanningthe space between said two members, and said bridge means having at eachend adjustable clamping means for obtaining a selectively variableclamping purchase on said two parallel spaced members.

2. In a soda fountain bar having syrup jar supporting means back of andalong the counter, said means including two parallel laterally spacedmembers between which the syrup jars are supported, a two-part drinkdispenser supporting base supported on said two members,l said baseincluding an upper part and a lower part, said lower part comprising twoseparate and laterally spaced parallel channel members disposed withtheir` flanges upstanding and a one-piece hook member having marginalchannel portions slidable in the said two channel members with theflangesl of said` marginal channel portions down-` turned.. the. saidtwo channel members andsad ascissa? hook member having cooperatingin'ris for' 'securing them in endwise adjustment, said hook memberhaving a transversely elongated downturned hood for engagement over oneof said two parallel jar supporting members and having means forclamping said hook member to said one of said two parallel jarsupporting members, each of said two separate channel members havingmeans for clamping it to the other of said two parallel jar supportingmembers, the upper part of said base having sidewalls outwardly of theouter anges of the said two channel members, and the outer flanges ofsaid two channel members and the side walls of the upper base parthaving cooperating means for adjusting the upper base part with respectto the lower base part to level the tops of the side walls of the upperbase part.

3. A base of the character described for securement to the ledge andwall defining the throat of a syrup jar compartment of a soda fountainbar, comprising a U-shaped skirt, means spanning the space between theledge and wall of said bar and having end clamps for engaging the ledgeand wall to fasten said spanning means in place, slotted links andcooperating fastening means for adjustably securing the skirt to saidspanning means so that the upper margin of the skirt is in a horizontalplane, and a snap on end plate for closing the open end of said skirt,said A end plate carrying a support for a glass or cup.

4. A multi part base for supporting a drink dispenser on a soda fountainbar comprising an outer skirt having two side walls and a back wall andopen at its front and bottom and constituting an upper part, two channelmembers having upwardly extending walls of unequal height disposed withthe higher walls against the inner surface of the walls of said upperpart, slotted links pivoted to said higher walls of said channelmembers, fastening devices secured to the Walls of said upper part andextending through the link slots to fasten said channel members to saidupper part in adjusted relation, other channel members endwise movablein said rst channel member to vary the distance between the outer endsof saidchannel members, each of said first channel members having meansfor clamping similar ends of said channel members to a fountain ledgeand each of said second channel members having means for clampingsimilar ends of said second channel members to a wall, and means forfastening said channel members together in adjusted endwise relation.

5. In a soda fountain bar having syrup jar supporting means comprising aledge along the bar counter and a wall spaced from the ledge andparallel to it to denne a space for the Jars, the upper margin of saidwall being below said ledge, bridge means for spanning the distancebetween said ledge and said wall comprising extension means including achannel member with its walls of unequal height extending upwardly fromthe channel web, a second channel member within the walls of the rstmember with the margins of the walls of the second channel memberagainst the web of the first channel member, the web of the secondchannel member having an elongated slot in it and the web of the rstchannel member having a bolt hole in it, a bolt through said slot andhole, a nut on said bolt to tighten it to hold said members in desiredadjusted position, a Z-shaped washer having one ilange in the slot andthe other flange against the bolt head to prevent turning of the bolt asthe nut is manipulated, slotted links pvoted to the higher wall of saidrst channel member, and a second part having fastening means in theslots of said links to relatively adjust said second part with respectto said first channel member and separately adjustable clamping means oneach of said channel members to obtain a clamping purchase on the ledgeand on the wall.

6. In a soda fountain bar having syrup jar supporting means comprisinga, ledge along the bar counter and a wall spaced from the ledge andparallel to it to define a space for the jars, the upper margin of saidwall being below said ledge, bridge means for spanning the distancebetween said ledge and said wall comprising extension means including achannel member with its walls extending upwardly from the channel web, asecond channel member within the walls of the first member with themargins of the walls of the second channel member against the web of thefirst channel member, the web of the second channel member having anelongated slot in it and the web of the rst channel member having a bolthole in it, a bolt through said slot and hole, a nut on said bolt totighten it to hold said members in desired adjusted position, a Z-shapedwasher having one flange in the slot and the other iiange against thebolt head to prevent turning of the bolt as the nut is manipulated andclamping means on opposite ends of said bridge means to obtain aclamping purchase on said ledge and upon said wall.

7. In a mounting for attaching a dispenser to a soda fountain syrup jarsupport, upper and lower sections between the dispenser and support andmeans for adjustably clamping said sections together and for attachingthem to said support, said means including an adjustable lever devicedetachably clamped with one side of the support, a clamp engaging theother side of the support, and elongated scissor-like slotted linksinterconnecting said sections and adjustable for relative movement ofthe sections.

8. In a mounting for attaching a dispenser to a soda fountain syrup jarsupport, upper and lower sections between the dispenser and support andmeans for adjustably clamping said sections together and for attachingthem to said support, said means including an adjustable lever devicedetachably clamped with one side of the support, a clamp engaging theother side of the support, and elongated scissor-like slotted linksinterconnecting said sections and adjustable for relative movement ofthe sections, said lever device including screw means for tightening itin position between said support and said sections.

9. A base for supporting a dispenser unit over two spaced apart ledgescomprising a U-shaped housing having upright wall defining a horizontalsupport surface receiving the dispenser, a member supported between saidledges, and adjustable means for connecting said member to said housingincluding cross arms pivotally mounted on said member having slotsreceiving bolts connected to the wall of said housing.

10. In a soda fountain bar of the type having two parallel laterallyspaced members adjacent one edge of a soda fountain counter and betweenwhich syrup jars may be supported, the improvement of a drink dispensersupporting base adapted to be supported on said two spaced members, saidbase including adjustably extendible bridge means to span the spacebetween said members, a first adjustable clamp having a variableclamping throat to receive one of said members on one end of said bridgemeans and a second adjustable clamp having a variable throat to receivethe other of said two members, whereby said adjustable clamps may obtaina selectively variable clamping purchase on said two members to placesaid supporting base in rm assembly therewith.,

11. A base of the character described for Securement to the ledge andwall dening the throat of a syrup jar compartment of a, soda fountainbar, comprising a U-shaped skirt, extendible,

means spanning the space betweenv the ledge and=YV wall of said bar andhaving end clamps for engaging the ledge and wall to fasten saidspanning means in place, slotted links and cooperating fas-vV y teningmeans for adjustably securing the skirt tov 15 2,209,057

said spanning means so that the upper margin of the skirt is in ahorizontal plane, and a snap-` on end plate for closing the open end ofsaid skirt,

said end plate carrying a support for a glass or cup, and saidextendible spanning means being selectively adjustable endwise, wherebydifferent widths between a ledge and a wall may be accommodated.

FRANK E. SANBORN.

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